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Dawn Picken: Slow slog of lockdown is draining
The last steps of the marathon are the hardest.
Zizi Sparks: Key takeaways from the Covid-19 lockdown
Comment: Three things I've learned at alert levels 3 and 4 we shouldn't forget.
Comment: Economy, freedom - and trust come with alert level 2
The rules around level 2 have been revealed.
Letters to the editor: Silver lining for homeless in pandemic
Readers share their views on local news.
Zizi Sparks: Rates need to be spent kick-starting local economy
Comment: Councils should be careful with their spending during the pandemic.
Zizi Sparks: It's time to ease recreation restrictions
COMMENT: More freedom will mean fewer breaches.
Letters to the editor: Thank you to the mystery poppy placer
Readers share their thoughts on local news.
Bryan Gould: Pity the poor Americans
Comment: Americans have no one but themselves to blame for Donald Trump.
Comment: Covid 19 brings out good and bad in people and politicians
Comment: The past two months have been the most challenging of times in many years for NZ.
Dawn Picken: Donald Trump's disinfectant and dangerous lies
COMMENT: Critical thinking skills are crucial when evaluating a leader during crisis.
Hanging out for takeout? Be safe and spread your support around
COMMENT: Showing respect also important.
Bryce Heard: Let's give going local our best shot
COMMENT: NZME has launched GO LOCAL! to encourage people to buy and support local.
Steve Chadwick - Supporting local businesses has never been so important
NZME has launched GO LOCAL! to encourage people to buy and support local.
Zizi Sparks: Why I've agreed to run/walk 100km in two weeks
Comment: 100km in 14 days doesn't appeal in the slightest but I've signed up anyway.
Scott Inglis: Now is the time to go local
COMMENT: Today NZME launches the GO LOCAL! campaign.
Stephanie Worsop: Alert level 3 not the time to get complacent
Opinion: Restrictions at level 3 must be adhered to if we are to reach level 2.
'We all knew about the war but no one spoke of it'
Times have changed and as a country we are much better at observing Anzac Day.
Kelly Makiha: Lockdown homeschooling benefits not always chaos
Plenty of good things can be taken out of this devastating time.
Dr Phil Shoemack: Remembering the good from a bad situation
Comment: Let's make sure we remember all the good from a really difficult situation.
Stephanie Worsop: Anzac sacrifices feel more real than ever
The men and women who fought for our country have given us more than just our freedom.
Juliet Rowan: Lockdown a strange mix of normalcy and emergency
COMMENT: Just as I start to feel better about Covid-19, I also feel worse.
Stephanie Worsop: What we have learned from Covid 19
Opinion: There are positives that have come out of our lockdown.
Bryan Gould: Bridges' leadership safe ... for now
Comment: Simon Bridges felt impelled to show that he was his own man.
Stephanie Worsop: Isolation will not end for everybody
Opinion: The isolation of some will go on long after the national lockdown ends.
Stephanie Worsop: 10 tips I wish I knew as a new mum
COMMENT: There's a lot to learn. These are the things I wish I'd known.
Bryan Gould: Our model of fighting Covid-19 crisis stands up against the rest
COMMENT: This small country in the South Seas has performed at least as well as any other.
Kiri Gillespie: Ardern has made the right decision
COMMENT: The impact will be far-reaching and affect every one of us.